Gemcitabine induced pulmonary toxicity with late onset

Gemsitabin küçük hücreli dışı akciğer , pankreas , mesane , over ve meme kanseri gibi solid tümörlerde kullanımını gittikçe artan bir nükleozid analoğudur.Genelde iyi tolere edilir ve nadiren yan etkiler görülür.Gemsitabine bağlı pulmoner komplikasyonlar hafif dispneden ARDS sonucu ölüme kadar değişebilmektedir. 57 yaşında erkek hasta pankreas kanserine bağlı 6 siklus gemsitabin monoterapisi almış. Tedavi sırasında nefes darlığı olmaksızın halsizlik, iştahsızlık ve bulantı şikayetleri olmuş. Bir yıl sonra eforla gelen nefes darlığı nedeniyle dış merkeze başvurmuş ve 14 gün levofloksasin tedavisi almış. Bizim hastanemize başvurduğunda şikayetleri devam etmekte idi. Fizik muayenesinde sağ bazalde ralleri vardı.Çekilen Akciğer Grafisinde sağ akciğer alt zonda interstisyel infiltrasyonlar görüldü. HRCT de sağ akciğer orta ve alt loblarda buzlu cam manzarası ve ılımlı retiküler patern görüldü. Yapılan bronkoskopi sonucu alınan transbronşial biopside nonspesifik interstisyel pnömoni saptanıldı.Oral kortikosteroid tedavisini takiben gemsitabin toksitesinin bütün bulgu ve semptomlarının gerilediği görüldü.

Geç Başlangıçlı Gemsitabine Bağlı Akciğer Toksisitesi

Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog that has been increasingly used in the chemotherapy of solide tumors, including breast, pancreas ovary and non small cell lung cancer. It is generally well tolerated and has few side effects. Gemcitabine induced pulmonary complications range from mild dyspnea to death from ARDS. A 57- year- old man was treated with six cycles of gem- citabine because of pancreatic carcinoma in July, 2004.The patient had self limiting weakness, lack of appetite, nausea and no dyspnea in treatment period. One year later, he was admitted to a local hospital with exercises induced dyspnea. He had been given levofloxacin for 14 days. On admission to our hospital, his complaint kept on. A few inspiratory crackles were present at right base. CXR demonstrated interstitial infiltrations in the right lung lower zone. HRCT showed grand glass opacity and mild reticular patterns in right lung middle and lower lobes. Bronchoscopy was performed. Transbronchial biopsy revealed nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. Following the administration of oral corticosteroid, he had complete resolution of all signs and symptoms of gemcitabine toxicity.

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  • Başlangıç: 2015
  • Yayıncı: Sağlık Bilimleri Araştırmaları Derneği
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